Warren Yard - 11 - PW Yard Sharing the Warren Yard site is a small Permanent Way (PW) yard which contains sidings for the PW Dept, the S&T Dept and wagon storage. Site Map Two sidings are allocated to seasonal and spare wagons, typical of a marshalling yard, spare wagons are available to move goods from wagons which need extensive repair so they goods are not unduely delayed. Seasonal wagons are typically called upon where agricultural needs are to be met, although this is very limited in this predominantly industria area. However traffic to the IoK (Isle of Knowles, ref 11.1) has some seasonal agricultural traffic. PW dedicated roads are for storing the area heavy crane and associated vehicles together with stock for the maintenance of track and signaling and includes a transit and storage shed for supplies arriving by road. Transit and Storage Shed This has a platform and manual crane for moving bulky loads between wagons and road vehicles, if necessary a couple of small rail mounted cranes are also at their disposal which can also be used to sort out any incidents in the sorting sidings. Mess A converted wreck of an old carriage is the PW gangers mess with a dilapidated lean-to of a privy attached. Piles of junk and old rail litter the place which one day may be collected. Occasionally some vintage stock from the recently formed preservation society is parked in the seasonal and spare wagons sidings due to the old hands from the PW and the wagon repair works reminiscing over the days of the Big Four. A combined road and rail bridge connects the PW yard to the wagon repair works which allows road access to the PW shed for deliveries of small parts. The PW office sits by the bridge. General Views These also show the diverse 'age' variety of rollingstock on my railway, re-wheeled as necessary for Peco Code 100 track, TTR engineers crane, TTR ex-'whistling' parcels coach, Tri-ang Engineers ex-clerestory brake, Tri-ang engineering liveried 21T operating hoppers, Wrenn tank (for additional steam crane water supply), along with contempory ex-Warwells, bolsters and brake vans. References 11.1 Isle of Knowles My fictional island off the east coast of England which provides a source of local trade for the Nena Docks via small steam ships. https://platform1mrc.com/p1mrc/inde...960s-br-freight-in-oo.5893/page-3#post-104763 Next, Wagon Repair Works - Overview Discussion always Jim Return to Index
Hello Jim and others, 1 / very nice ! 2 / Picture 5, what's the source of the two sets of grey truss bridges in the background please ? 3 / I like the TriAng xGWR Dean clerestory Eng Dept 20 in green, though I am aware that TriAng did them in green, understand that they are relatively rare, the black version bring more common. 4 / I also like the xGWR DAMO in brown, and the Civil Engineer Crane in grey, more details please. 5 / PerWay rolling stock seems to have retained there liveries a lot longer than service stock, hence a mixture of liveries looks very realistic, hence photos of black wagons mixed in with dark green and gulf red. Patch painting is also common, as some areas seem to have gone over to block sets, whilst others just assembled a train on an as required basis. 6 / also a good use for older rolling stock. 7 / storage areas for track panels need to be wider to accomodate safe stacking, and sufficient clearance for passage. They tend also to use either a pair of heavier cranes, or gantry cranes, due to the variable weights of the lifted panels, especially points/switches. Regards to all, Echidna.
Hi Echidna, thanks. (2) The 4 grey bridges in the background are Wardie MasterModel single track bridges as two pairs, there was also a double track version but somewhat rarer, I wanted a bridge feature to reduce the 'flat world' effect. I think two pairs of single track bridges actually gives more character. Although these models were relatively easy to buy on eBay they did tend to distort with age and the metal is difficult to straighten without fracture. I was lucky to buy a variety of them. I also have some in a dark orange/red near the turntable. Some more info on Wardie Master Models here :- https://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/master/index.html A book that may be of interest (bought a copy just after I found it researching this reply) possibly available from Amazon Oz :- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated-Kemlows-Story-Including-Mastermodel/dp/0956187900 (3) The clerestory was a lucky buy, much of my vintage stock was bought over ten to twenty years ago when eBay was well stocked with the contents of sellers lofts and sheds, and postage was a fraction of what it is now. (4) The exGWR DAMO is a modern Hornby 'friend' of Thomas the tank engine, very basic livery, my PW stock is really quite a mixture of the old and odd, which seems to be the way it was in the 1960s. The grey engineers crane is an old Trix Twin Railway (TTR) tinplate and diecast crane that I re-wheeled, amazingly the axle diameters are the same as for current 00 wheelsets so I reused the axles and fitted contemporary wheels, original couplings, couples easily to Dublo stock. Probably totally fictional but I like it, I also had one back the 1960s with my TTR trains before I could afford some Tri-ang from the local model shop. (7) Noted, regarding track panels, thanks for the info, safe space to stack, just one of those compromises in modelling I'm afraid Jim
Hello Jim and others, 1 / thanks for that. 2 / I actually think that the two pairs of single bridges makes the scene look longer and deeper, and break up the background into two sections, very effective. 3 / see also YouTube Alan Reynolds at Buckland Junction, an OO loft railway where the use of bridges and tunnels effectively ( in my opinion anyway ) breaks a continuous run into a series of vignettes, and gives the impression of traveling a greater distance than is actually the case. 4 /the TriAng Dean clerestory stock have been used for many conversions over the years, Terry Gough's Southern Railway coach conversions in the late 1960s Railway Modeller comes to mind. Regards from Australia, Echidna.
